Flesh-reducing garment.



UNITED STATES 'irinoinoniil WORMLEY ROGERS, or COLUMBUS, oHio.

FnnSH-REDUCING GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent'.

` Patented Jaaa, 191e.

Application filed April 4, 1914. Serial No. 829,565.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, rlrinonoRA` WORMLEYROGERS, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Columbus, in thecounty of Franklin andState of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Flesh-Reducing Garments, of which thefollowinglis a specification.

My invention relates to flesh reducing garments and the objects of myinvention are to provide a properly fitting garment of this character,which isespecially adapted to reduce either the hips or thighs of thewearer, or both; .to so construct my improved garment as to insure notonly a proper lit to the'body of the wearer, but tov insure pressure onthose parts of the body which it is desired to reduce and at the sametime permitting freedom of movement of the wearer,

thereby causing a gradual circulatory absorption of the adipose tissues.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accomi'ianyingdrawings, in which Similar characters. of reference designatecorresponding parts, and in which:

Figure 1 represents a front View of my` improved garment, Fig. 2 is a.rear lview thereof, and, Fig. 3 is a side elevation. y

:I am aware thatvarious bandage andabdominal supporter structures havebeen provided, but it'will be observed that the device which is thesubject ofthis application, is distinctly a garment .of body form whichmay at all times be retained in` its proper relation to the body andwhich maybe worn with ease and comfort. n

By reference to the drawing, it will be seen that my improved garment isin the nature of body form trousers l` the legs of which preferablyextend over the knee and are tubular throughout their lengths. An

important feature of my construction lies in the fact that my improvedgarment is made of elastic material, such as is .commonly known aselastic knit, which comprisesa combination of knit or loosely wovenfabric and rubber, such material having great strength and durability.It will be obof the garment served that the lower end portions of thelegs, which are indicated as 2, are slightly inclined* from the generaldirection of the length of the leg to-facilitate proper lit andengagement of the knee. As indicated in ,the drawing, y I

is formed witheJ transverse the upper and crotch portionl freecompressive action of the top portions of the tubularleg pieces and atthe samef time to permit freedom of movement of the wearer, and thatportion of the garment which is above this opening, has its frontseparated or divided vertically, as'ndi'cated atji. The adjacent oropposing. edges of this divided upper frontportion of the garment, arebound with suitable binding strips 5', which may be of leather or otherdesirable material provided with eyelets and are adapted to beadjustably connected by a suitable lacing, such as is 'indicated at 6.The material forming the front or abdominal portion of the garment, is,on the outer Sides of thc strips 5, formed with a cut-away portion,theseportions having inserted and secured therein separately formedoblong strips or panels 7, which is preferably of the same Theseopposing strips are material as that of which the body of theY ends ofthe legs. It will be observed that.

the strip 9 is gradually widened toward its lower end or formed flaring.

It will be .understood that the garment, particularly that portionthereof which embraces the hips being shaped to conform tc the body, thedesirable degree of pressure on the hips necessary to create anabsorption of the adipose tissues, may be attained by tightening orloosening the lacing at' the front.. By employing the inserted members 7and 9, it will be observed that the upper portion of the garment isformedof Sec; tions and that those portions of the garment whichactuallyy bear upon the hips are thus narrowed, thereby permitting thehip portions 'of the garment vto be drawn tightly at the proper pointsthrough a control of the ieee. Furthermore, the employment of thecomparatlvely straight sections 7 and the flaring section 9, permits'the insertion of sections of such sizes and form as to aid in v thefitting of the garment to the body of the person for whom it isintended. a The difficulty of maintaining the desired pressure oncertain portions of the body by bandages isv Well known, but it Will beob-v ,l served that owing to the fact that my device lmaterial Whichforms the body of thejgara ment to produce such pressure 4on the bodyvvof the wearer as may be necessary to reduce the` flesh by causing agradual circulatory absorption of the adipose tissues and I,

therefore, disclaim the use 'of non-elastic material,V In order toattain the vdesired pressure,`it is obvious' that in the makingl of thegarment from measurements taken from the body of the person-.for Whomthe garment is intended, that said garment is cut slightly smaller thanthe measurements,

thus insuring` pressure against the flesh of.

the wearer due to the placing of the elastic fabric under tension.

Vhat I claim, is: i A reducing Vcompressors madeof elastic,

expansible and V pervious material throughner upper Vportions of thetubular leg pieces being separated laterally from the body portion for asubstantial distance on opposite sides of the medial line'of the garmentto permit a compressive action of the leg pieces and to permit freedomof movement of the wearer, the vertical dravv of the leg pieces upon thebody portion' serving to reduce the hi s.

. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tvvoWitnesses.

THEODORA WORMLEY ROGERS.

Witnesses:

C. C. SHEPHERD, WALTER E. L. BooK.

